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If i were to explain how and why i ended up in the sleepy city of Almere in the Netherlands from the buzzing city life of Singapore, it would probably take up this whole friggin page ;)

Long story short:

Surinamese guy from Holland goes to Singapore in 2004 for an internship, meets a Singapore girl. They have a long distance relationship for awhile, girl gets tired of the LDR and moves to Amsterdam to do her Masters, leaving friends and family behind in 2008. 5 years later she realises she's still there, unmarried. She demands a wedding before she turns 30 (which she gets haha). Guy & girl do cool stuff together like starting their own property business. And, probably they best things they've made together so far, a baby boy Lennox in 2015 and another baby boy Sterling in 2017 :)

PHEW!

Jürgen & I in Phuket, Thailand during our honeymoon in 2013
(check out the girl & guy in the background. haha)


Living in a foreign country is tough enough as it is. Add to that raising kids in a strange country with different cultures and habits, it can get really lonely and depressing! What has helped tremendously is information online and support (from strangers!!) especially Instagram and Facebook.

It's amazing what moms can learn from each other and this has definitely inspired me to start this blog. Also because my sons are so darn cute, i want the whole world to know! :P

Baby friendly recipes, activities for babies/toddlers, staying fit as a mom, struggles of bringing up a child in a different environment than what you experienced, I will share these and more with you!

My first birthday as a mom in 2015.
I turned 32 and Lennox was 3 weeks old!

Lennox with the new addition to our family, Sterling born March 2017

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